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  1. Lou C

    Buying omc king cobra

    My garage looks like an old OMC dealership lol.
  2. Lou C

    Buying omc king cobra

    look up common replacement parts like: raw water impellers drive drain plug gaskets drive gaskets & orings engine coupler not only are the drive parts hard to find but some of the EFI and electronic ignition parts are very scarce. My old engine has a points distributor and a Rochester...
  3. Lou C

    Buying omc king cobra

    Don’t do it unless you plan to repower it with a Merc or Volvo. Parts for that drive are extremely scarce. That is the OMC cone clutch drive that was made from about 1990-1993 or so used mostly behind GM big blocks. I’ve owned a regular Cobra about 20 years. For those you can find most parts...
  4. Lou C

    WHAT DID I JUST BUY?

    NLA Marine Sea Way Marine eBay I’ve gotten many OMC spare parts from these sources that are not available from BRP any longer. With these you have to anticipate ahead of time what you’re going to need because it takes a while to find parts. Having said that I’ve never lost a season due to a...
  5. Lou C

    1998 Chris Craft 240 BR - Bad Transom?

    Based on the pix I’d pass on that one…
  6. Lou C

    2006 Volvo 5.7 osi-d crank no start

    You need either a Volvo Penta manual or a GM shop manual. It’s a garden variety plain old Chevrolet 5.7 Vortec but you need to have the right specs.
  7. Lou C

    Bought a new long block and wondering about the coupling and gimbal bearing.

    Interesting my old boat still has the original one.
  8. Lou C

    2006 Volvo 5.7 osi-d crank no start

    Yep I did my pre Vortec one turn after zero lash. But I know for sure the Vortec 4.3s are non adjustable.
  9. Lou C

    2006 Volvo 5.7 osi-d crank no start

    some newer engines have non adjustable valve train, mine is adjustable, not sure if yours is or not. So with these the rocker bolts just get torqued down to a set torque figure. You'd be best off to have a real factory shop manual doing this job, that's how I did it.
  10. Lou C

    2006 Volvo 5.7 osi-d crank no start

    Mine was both head gaskets blown right next to a water passage which would allow water to leak into the front 2 cyls as the engine cooled off. Compression was normal but water in #2 cyl and just a mist of water in #1. Probably caused by an overheat a few years before. A few tips on this job...
  11. Lou C

    2006 Volvo 5.7 osi-d crank no start

    When I replaced the cyl heads on mine getting the manifold off was not easy. Yes the distributor must come out first. To make the re install of the distributor easy set the engine at TDC of the compression stroke for # 1 cylinder. On mine I tried prying on the ‘stat housing but that didn’t get...
  12. Lou C

    What engine do I have

    Same engine & drive in my boat. Don’t know where they got the 230 hp from because from what I know the 2 bbl had 175 hp & the 4 bbl had 205 hp.
  13. Lou C

    Shift Interrupter Switch Unhooked however...

    You must have the idle set very low for it to come out of gear. I have a 4.3 in my Four Winns with the Cobra drive and if the ESA is not working it would be a bear to get out of gear which would stretch the shift cable or bend components. On the OMC the ESA doesn't totally cut the spark it...
  14. Lou C

    Trailer Brakes or Not

    If that's actually a 23' boat I'd be surprised if it weighs as little as 4000 lbs. I bet the boat + trailer are close to 6000, I learned in weighing mine you can't go by whatever the manufacturer lists as dry weight. For mine F/W said the boat is 2560 and trailer is about 850. In the case of the...
  15. Lou C

    Trailer Brakes or Not

    if you're in salt water Kodiak or Dee Maxx if you trailer & launch every time you use it get full stainless if you keep it in a slip or mooring you can use the coated ones instead of full stainless full stainless is the best but pricey with keeping mine on a mooring in salt water I have been...
  16. Lou C

    Trailer Brakes or Not

    Other point for safety. Get your trailer & boat weighed and find out if the tires & axles are overloaded. It’s much more common that you’d think and I blame boat companies for being too lazy & cheap to take the time to weigh their boat and give you accurate weights. You buy a truck or SUV you...
  17. Lou C

    Trailer Brakes or Not

    Nothing complicated here. Surge brakes are simple and effective. I’m used to drums and know how to make them work well & last. You want discs you have a lot of choice in terms of corrosion resistance. My boat is moored so using drum brakes is not a problem and they are better than discs in some...
  18. Lou C

    Trailer Brakes or Not

    BTW Trailer brakes are simple there is nothing difficult about installing them for any half way decent backward mechanic. The most difficult part is snaking the lines through the frame and thats not even very difficult. Money pit? Get used to it ALL boats are money pits. People who don’t want...
  19. Lou C

    Trailer Brakes or Not

    Agreed the legal implications of that are very significant. My boat is approx 5,000 lbs on the trailer no way would I pull it without brakes.
  20. Lou C

    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Mercruiser power steering

    I wish I had the equipment to do that, just not practical for me. Live in crowded suburban NY. Not much room in driveway, small garage etc. That job is all about the way the boat is set up. Old school boats with wood divider panels you can get stuff out of the way, new boats with all the built...
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